The terms of public service are the prerogative of the public. Fundamental among those terms; public servants are accountable to the public, and to meaningful standards of conduct and competence, at least for the eight measly hours a day that we have to "trust" them with the control over our power and our resources.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

I have been chastised for not telling the whole story, link,about the $11,000 that the UNM Athletics Departmentspent on a PR firm to supplement their own PR Department.

I did not mention that part of the money was used to finda mentor for the embattled UNM Head Football CoachMichael Locksley.

According to the Journal;

"Besides helping the department with crisis management and communication strategy, the firm played a key role in getting retired Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy to mentor the embattled Locksley ..."

"... the firm was also instrumental in bringing in Apex Performance "to enhance (the) entire UNM coaching and administrative staff."

"The Athletics Department did not immediately respond to a request for clarification on what services Apex Performance is providing or how much the company is charging."